Laptop Xp install help

[smokedog]

I have a laptop with Vista install. I want to install my copy of XP but it wouldn't let me.

During install it says "Hard drive can not be found". I need SATA drivers so it can detect the HD but I don't have floppy drive. How do I install XP?

 

[Trixter]

Had the same problem with the vostro, all's i had to do is go into bios then sata and there was 2 options ATA and AHCI, cant remember wich one it was on but i just changed it to the other and it worked.

 

[paradigm]

ATA would be the mode to select if possible. Might also be listed in the BIOS as "SATA Native Mode", set that to "disabled".

Alternatively, you could always create a slipstreamed XP CD with your SATA drivers already in the image, allowing you the benefits of SATA and NCQ.

 

[smokedog]

ATA would be the mode to select if possible. Might also be listed in the BIOS as "SATA Native Mode", set that to "disabled".

Thank you, both of you